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- XP/Vista dual boot , then re-installed XP and lost dual boot option
- My laptop came w/ XP and I partitioned hard drive and dual booted Vista, no problems. Had for about a month and re-installed XP and now lost dual boot option. Still see my Drive D with vista but not sure what direction to go to get the dual boot option...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), joshuakmbl@..., dual boot option, boot option, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-06-13
- Triple Boot
- The dual boot option appears to be a viable solution, I've use it many times in the bast. I'm currently building a new test system and was looking to set up an XP Pro 32bit/Vista 32bit/Vista 64 bit option. Are there any complications that you are aware of when...
- Tags: JollyRgr
- Discussion threads 2007-02-12
- triple boot
- The dual boot option appears to be a viable solution, I've use it many times in the past. I'm currently building a new test system and was looking to set up an XP Pro 32bit/Vista 32bit/Vista 64 bit option. Are there any complications that you are aware of when...
- Tags: JollyRgr
- Discussion threads 2007-02-12
- Boot up OS from dual OS environment
- I did install 2 different version of hp-ux OS in 2 hard disk.i) hp-ux B.10.20 in one HDDii) hp-ux 11.11 in another HDD.what should i do or configure in the system, so that i can boot up one of the OS from dual OS environment, cause i need to change...
- Tags: alternate device, boot option, boot options menu, EFI Shell, linux, operating system, wan.peiser@...
- Q&A 2005-01-07
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- Dual boot UNIX / Windows XP
- This PC has 2 hard drives, one with UNIX, one with Windows XP Home. I want to dual boot the system by editing the boot.ini file. How please?Well if Unix was installed Last it should have created a Dual Boot option when it installed.If it wasn't you can...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Unix, Dual-Boot, This PC, Dual-Boot Option, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, computab, windows
- Q&A 2005-09-30
- How Boot My PC Via USB, While my window is currupted?
- Can i boot windows XP via USB, while i never have installed it over my ThinkPadToshiba.Tell me how can i make my USB(2 GB, Kingston Data Traveler)to boot windows setup from it.Please help me, becuase i have no more resource, such as CR-Rom, Floppy, Or other cable to follow on.USB...
- Tags: saqibateeq@..., window, USB, adapter, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-07-15
- windows xp boot
- I have two operating system on my pc in C: drive installed win98 & D: drive have winxp. Now when I start my pc it directly boot in win 98 & does not give option win98 or winxp. I want that I run win xp how can I get this...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows XP, sahilshaa@...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-03
- "Could'nt open drive: multi(0)........" error resolution
- When I start Windows XP, I get the follwoing error:could not open drive: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)NTLDR could not open drive: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)I have tried various methods to resolve this issue. I have replaced the NTLDR file by using the XP repair option. I have re-checked and re-built my boot.ini file. I have used...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, shahfar@..., XP Repair, fixMBR, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-09-05
- How to boot my OS from a SATA?
- I recently got a new computer from Cyberpower. It worked fine when it shipped, but I, like a moron, reset the bios settings back to default while messing around. Now, when I try to boot, it tells me, "Missing Operating System."I think the problem is that Vista is installed on...
- Tags: larryjr88@..., Serial ATA, BIOS, operating system
- Discussion threads 2007-06-15
- Change boot options in Windows 2000 Professional
- Windows 2000 Professional uses a text file, Boot.ini, in the root folder of the boot drive to define boot options. The settings in Boot.ini determine the menu options that appear when you start the system, as well as how long the menu stays on the screen before the default boot...
- Tags: Windows 2000 Professional, tip
- Blog posts 2007-07-23
- Possible to work without boot.ini?
- I was trying to clone bootItNG to clone my primary partition. AFter that I uninstalled bootItNG. Now there is boot.ini in my primary partition. Yet the system works as before. Many in this forum said that if you don't have boot.ini, the system won't boot. But mine does. By...
- Tags: boot.ini, davidpaul@..., windows, XXClone
- Q&A 2005-02-04
- COmp startup issue
- when i try restarting then it just shows the intel motherboard page and then the screen goes blank with just a cursor blinking on the top left hand sidebut now i changed my booting option to 'BOOT FROM CD' and as my ROM drive is empty it does not detect...
- Tags: praneet.jhun@...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-13
- Windows ME won't boot
- On day, it just came up to "non-system disk".The drive is recognised in the BIOS.I booted to a Windows CD, and had it boot to the HD with CD support. Then changed over to the HD and could look at everything.Tried fdisk /mbr but that didn't help.We...
- Tags: repair, Microsoft Windows ME, CD, jdclyde, windows, jd-quick (formerly clyde), IT HAD, Microsoft Windows, disk
- Q&A 2006-07-21
- Dual Boot WinXP
- Using two different hard disk, C: and D:. I would like to have the option at boot time to select one or the other, any ideas on how to do? Sid Kraft. Using WinXP Pro on both disks with SP2.Change the settingThere is a timeout within the Boot.ini file. This...
- Tags: sid_kraft@..., Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-08-16
- Help for accessing windows
- Hi,After starting my laptop, i am not getting the page that asks for the password to access my setting and documents. It freezes on windows xp page.What do I do?? Please helpCan you boot to Safe Mode?During the boot process, press the F8 key a few times until you see...
- Tags: Safe Mode, uma028in@..., software, hardware, window
- Discussion threads 2007-02-05
- Tech Tip: Add a Safe Mode option to the Boot menu in Windows XP
- Follow these steps to add a Safe Mode option to the Boot menu. When you're experiencing a problem with Windows XP, you may need to boot the system into Safe Mode more than once. However, doing so can be a tiresome process. When the ...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Menu, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2004-07-29
- booting
- i have a Viglen laptop that has no operating system also it doesn't have a CD-DVD ROM or a flopp drive i want to know if i purchase a external dvd rom will i be able to boot windows from it and reinstall. It has an option in the...
- Tags: teddy187@..., BIOS, USB
- Discussion threads 2007-01-11
- IDE and SATA Problems
- I have a Asus A7N8-X Deluxe mobo, and I can't get my computer to boot with both IDE and SATA hard drives connected. It boots fine with just SATA plugged in, but when I plug in the IDE drive and the SATA drive, or just the IDE drive, it hangs...
- Tags: Development tools, Delta88, Serial ATA, IDE, BIOS, SATA Drive
- Discussion threads 2007-06-05
- Sata Hard drive on IDE motherboard can't boot cold.
- I've just installed a Hitachi 1 terabyte Sata Hard drive on an IDE motherboard replacing an old ide hard drive using a sata adapter card with cable. I have 2gb of RAM.I clean installed a new Windows XP and it seemed OK until I did a cold boot, all reboots...
- Tags: Sales tools, Hitachi Ltd., dawn@..., Serial ATA, Microsoft Windows XP, SATA Controller, cold calling, IDE, BIOS, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2007-09-06
- Dual Boot Windows-Linux
- A user has a dual boot windows 2000 and redhat linux PC. The windows side was hit by a trojan and it doesn't look like it can be removed. The only other option is to reinstall windows 2000/XP. Since he doesn't want to loose the linux side...
- Tags: Linux, russellrl2, window
- Q&A 2005-08-31
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